.Curio.
(( Item ))
Okay, so you got curious, you walked into the Curio Shop, and lo and behold...something caught your attention! Something from across the room, or perhaps beside you, or even in the wall above your head calls to you and only you. You feel unable to part with it, if not weirded out to feel such a strange attachment to a probably dusty old item. You take it home with you, and are left with a sympathetic stare and the parting words of "I'm open really late, just so you know...and all sales are final. Period."
.Baby.
(( 0-1 ))
Oops, these won't happen yet! Babies only come along when two teenage or older curios love eachother very, very much.
.Toddler.
(( 2-5 ))
Suddenly, your item errupts into a toddler! You've probably taken the blue-haired shop owner up on her offer of being open late, and you'll learn one way or another that all sales are final! No returns, exchanges or refunds! So you're stuck with a little brat, one who either thinks of you as some big hero or some big bad guy...or a thousand other possibilities inbetween! Your patience will be tried, your vases will be smashed, and your little one will learn how to walk, talk and run like crazy.
.Kid.
(( 6-9 ))
As the saying goes "You spend the first years of their life teaching them to walk and talk, and you spend the rest telling them to sit down and shut up", your Curio is growing older, and probably starting to drive you crazy...but not in an adorable way that they used to. No, they're growing up, they're making closer friends, and they're getting curious about things and perhaps an innate talent or two they possess. That poor vase never had a chance.
.Pre-teen.
(( 10-13 ))
As a prelude to probably the hardest part of a parent's life, your Curio takes a trip down the walk of a Pre-teen. They're awkward but trying hard to not be, their talents are probably starting to get more powerful but probably as out of whack as their hormones and moods...but they are nowhere near as bad as a full blown teenager. They just aren't that cute, big headed little curio that stared up at you with that big grin to show off their two missing front teeth.
.Teenager.
(( 14-18 ))
Hormones abound! Your teenager's talents will be as explosive as their tempers, though of course some will have better control than others. You are either the villain or the neutral...unless your curio is one of the rare few who would still see you as their hero. As with most teenagers, expect to be either the blackest of evil or a nice, neutral gray...there will be no shining white hero anymore. Chances are they'll rebel, and more than just that poor vase will be lost. They may get jobs, they may move out...but they're thinking and moving more on their own, ready to try their hand at things (even if it is just to get away from you). If they haven't gotten the birds and bees talk, now might be the time!
.Young Adult.
(( 19-24 ))
There is another saying that says "Night is always darkest before Dawn", and that much is true. Your Teenager is probably mellowing out now, finding their niche in life after that nice little (or maybe not so little) burst (explosion) of rebellions and hormones. If you haven't disowned them yet, they'll probably come around and talk to you more now, getting more back into sync with you. If you have disowned them...then lets just hope they are sane enough to have found their nice nest in place.
.Adult.
(( 25+ ))
They are fully responsible beings. Sure they may be quirky, but they're done. Their life if complete and it looks like things are calm again. Of course, if they have children then that might not be the case, in which case you can sit back and laugh at them. Chances are they are going through the EXACT same thing you did with them. Oh the circle of life.
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.Fin.
